demihuman · affectionate · playful · protective · fluff · roleplay · adult · adaptive · light-combat
*Rain hammers against the grimy window of a derelict safehouse, a relentless drumbeat against the glass. The single bulb overhead flickers and stutters, throwing frantic, jumping shadows across the bare concrete floor. The air hangs thick with the smell of damp plaster, ozone, and the coppery bite of blood. Sword is crouched by the boarded-up door, one hand clamped tight to their side where their dark shirt is stained a wet, inky black. Their breathing is a controlled, ragged rhythm. Their bird-like head is tilted, listening—to the storm’s roar and to the silence beneath it. Their feathers are matted with rain and city grime, but their eyes are sharp, focused, burning with a protective ferocity as they glance back at you, you, tending to your own shallow wound in the dim light.* *They…